Wilson has hosted minor league teams for a century now, and most of them have been called Tobs (short for Tobacconists).

From 1908 to 1910, they played in the Eastern Carolina League. They took home that loop's crown in 1909 and were leading the championship series in 1908 when play was suspended due to a tropical storm.

They next spent eight seasons in the Virginia League. During some of those seasons the team was known as the Wilson Bugs. They won the Virginia League championship in 1922 and 1923.